Q: Is 5,444,472 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,444,472 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 5,444,472 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 22 24 33 41 44 66 82 88 123 132 164 246 264 328 451 492 503 902 984 1,006 1,353 1,509 1,804 2,012 2,706 3,018 3,608 4,024 5,412 5,533 6,036 10,824 11,066 12,072 16,599 20,623 22,132 33,198 41,246 44,264 61,869 66,396 82,492 123,738 132,792 164,984 226,853 247,476 453,706 494,952 680,559 907,412 1,361,118 1,814,824 2,722,236 and 5,444,472, with no remainder.

Since 5,444,472 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,444,472, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).